Best & next practices and lessons learned from a global village Frans-Anton Vermast,
[email protected] Strategy Advisor Low Carbon and Connected Urban Planning Amsterdam Smart City Amsterdam, May 2016
European Capital of Innovation 2016
European Capital of Innovation 2016
Amsterdam is European Capital of Innovation 2016 • embracing a bottom-up approach • based on • smart growth • startups • livability • digital social innovation
Governance Structure Amsterdam Smart City (2008) is a unique collaboration between the Amsterdam • citizens • businesses • governments • knowledge institutions in order to illustrate how energy can be saved, now and in the future Imperatives: • vision – political leadership – political life cycle • smart council • holistic approach • stakeholder analysis – citizens engagement • knowledge dissemination
Create Awareness Tech push / demand pull
Why did we do it?
Amsterdam Smart City believes in a liveable city where it is pleasant to live, work and play Smart City is about the happiness of your citizens
“The concept of Smart Cities is like art: the context is more important than the product” Mister Amsterdam Smart City Ger Baron currently Chief Technology Officer City of Amsterdam
Partners must have an active role Programma Partners
Project Partners
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How did we do it?
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Involvement in projects
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Smart Cities is all about collaboration
Internet of Cities
www.cityprotocol.org
Amsterdam conditions Fastest consumer network in Europe
Amsterdam Open Data Program
Smart Grids
Start-up accelerators
Incubators
Knowledge institutions
Traffic data to improve urban mobility
• Applications 1. Smart routes based on real time travel data via DRIP and in car services via apps
and collaboration with TomTom 2. Traffic & congestion reduction and traffic alert 3. Obtain insight in side effects of traffic choosing shortcuts because of traffic
accidents or road construction
• Cost savings - reducing traffics sensors such as loops in road surface 1. Locally – short term 1. a 6 lane stretch of 30 km 2. 20% less road sensors 3. saving of € 40,000 per annum
2. Nationally – long term 1. Replacement entire Dutch road network 2. € 161 million over a period of twelve years
Smart Grid; magnet for innovation
Key components • Continuous monitoring (1) • Intelligent substation (2) • Intelligent secondary substation (3) • Flexible bidirectional grid(4) • Fiber optic telecom (5) • Smart metering (6)
Key benefits • More capacity • Increased flexibility • Increased reliability • Less outage • Facilitates distributed generation
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• Started in April • 23 partners, 30 million investment • Citizen empowerment • Project includes: • Smart grids • Solar energy & storage • Renovation. 52.000 m² • Serious Gaming • Watercooling Schiphol
Citizen / end-users central Citizen central • Crucial position • At the centre of all activities • Gaining knowledge about residents and users of neighbourhoods • Multi stakeholder approach • Looking at different ways to enhance citizen involvement • Accelerating bottom-up initiatives
Lessons learned during execution
• no open source • no open data • no knowledge dissemination • no holistic approach • no active role • wrong role of government • wrong timing – political life cycle • too much focussed on technology • not technical feasible • not financial feasible • not scalable • not improving the efficiency of city operations • not growing the local economy • not contributing to quality of life for its citizens
Fixed plans – uncertainty Start with a fixed roadmap… or
Conclusions The City is an Open Platform Products and Services are User Centric The most livable cities will be cities with the best Apps Paradigm shift: Ownership vs Availability Allow for failure
Thank you Challenges
A smart city is not just a matter of technology. Surely it requires smart citizens as well?
City residents are living longer. How can we guarantee their quality of life?
Amsterdam has one of the most diverse populations in Europe. How can we keep the city attractive and enjoyable for everyone?
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Climate change and increasing population density are making the city vulnerable to extreme weather. How can we keep our feet dry?
30% of the cars in Amsterdam are used less than once a week. Shouldn’t we start sharing cars?
Last year Amsterdam welcomed millions of visitors. Can the city remain attractive for both tourists and residents?
An Amsterdam household produces about 550 kilos of waste per year. How can we reduce and reuse this waste?
What will future energy look like? Will we generate it at home?
Smart City here we come! As cities grow, new opportunities and challenges emerge. The rapid growth of urban populations is driving a demand for smart ideas and solutions for the city. The challenge here is to guide this growth efficiently and sustainably. That’s why Amsterdam Smart City was established.
Amsterdam Smart City is the innovation platform where public authorities, businesses, citizens and knowledge institutes team up to tackle urban issues. Amsterdam Smart City collaborates intensively with partners in fields ranging from mobility, digitisation and energy to waste. The result: innovative projects that are making the city progressively smarter.
• The self-reliant neighbourhood
Facts & figures 130+ partners
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90+ projects
Open data • Sharing economy • Connectivity • Internet of Things •
2 Amsterdam as a Living Lab
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• Mobility • Domestic living • A balanced city
• Room for private initiatives • Knowledge economy • Safety • Care • Waste • Greenery
